Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China to Grant 100% Zero-Tariff Treatment on All Taxable Products from 53 African Countries with Diplomatic Relations

According to Jinse Finance, today (June 11), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. Lin Jian stated that today, the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinators for the Implementation of the Outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held in Changsha, Hunan. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the meeting, announcing the implementation of a zero-tariff policy on 100% of taxable products for 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China, providing greater convenience for exports from Africa’s least developed countries to China. He also expressed China’s willingness to work with Africa to thoroughly implement the “Ten Cooperation Initiatives,” providing important guidance for China and Africa to jointly advance modernization and build a new era of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future. China has always regarded strengthening solidarity and cooperation with African countries as a cornerstone of its foreign policy and is willing to work with Africa to steadily advance the implementation of the outcomes of the Forum’s Beijing Summit, carefully plan the Forum’s future development, use the “golden key” of China-Africa solidarity and cooperation to open the “door to the future” of common development, support Africa’s development and revitalization through Chinese-style modernization, and contribute China-Africa strength to the unity and self-reliance of the Global South and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. (CCTV News)